Our Summer Vacation...

[radgeek]

"I don't know.  Mr. Black was suppose to pick Tarry up if he couldn't contact her.  Has anyone heard from him?"

[warren_bearclaw]

Sean was glad that Olivia had decided to go , though he felt nervous about it too. "Alrighty," he said. To Tarry, he gave an apologetic glance. "I'm sorry Tarry, but I think you'll have to stay here. I can open a window for you so you can get out and stretch your wings, but you can't be seen flying around everywhere. If I pretend you are my 'pet', you'll be able to stay here. Otherwise, they'll take you away, and put you in a zoo or something. I'm sorry..." He took his keys and opened the door for Olivia. "Yeesh... we'd better hurry!"

"I haven't seen him anywhere... I hope they're okay. Maybe we should start without them? We can't be all huddled together for too long.... And that's awesome about the clothes thing, Kristen. Way to go for finding that out. But, we have to be super careful that no one ever finds out. Particularly our families."

[radgeek]

"If my family isn't Yeerked, I what them to know," Josefina said.  "Maybe we should start without them.  No, let's wait a few more minuets."


The cover was simple, Olivia in Jo morph would pose as a daughter looking for a small pet with her father, Sean.  "Is there an animal that you like?" she asked.

[warren_bearclaw]

"But... what if they become controllers, later. I hate to say it, but I'm not ever going to tell my family. I can't drag them into this."

"Me? You're the one who has to become it! Anything small, and not too out of place, is fine." Sean said. It was only a short drive to the pet store by the mall, where they were at now.

[Josh (J)]

Chad crossed his arms. "Well, my Dad already knows, obviously. And I know I know I won't tell my Mom or Jared. I wonder if they already are Controllers. There's no way to tell." He shivered. "Where are they?"

[radgeek]

"I won't let them become controllers," Jo said with resolve in her voice.  "Look I've tolled my dad everything.  I've never got this long without telling him what was really going on in my life."


She picked up a Gecko.  "This fit?"

[warren_bearclaw]

"Sure, that works. Now all we need is a restroom or something..." Sean looked around. It was a small store, the kind that might not have a public restroom. "Maybe a quiet corner would work?"

"You what?!?" Brain choked on his gum he'd been chewing. He knew how she felt about trusting her parents. But trusting that they aren't alien slaves isn't the same as trusting them with the world's most delicate secret.

[radgeek]

"In the past," Jo emphasized upon seeing Brian's reaction.  "As soon as I find out what Yeerks smell like I'll morph my dog, and give my family a sniff.  I'll know who is on our side."

[Unknown User]

Tarry spent his free time while the humans where out, exploring the human scoop in which they lived. <Quite curious this place, not even the hint of the sky, except through the viewing glasses in the walls.> Tarry spent several minutes pondering the reason for the equipment humans called 'straws'. He saw a container of these in the kitchen. Were human lips defective?
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"Thank you for the invitation," Ultor said with a chuckle as he entered the home. "It has been quite some time since I have seen the surface. The complex begins to feel like all their is after awhile." Ultor sat on the couch while his men stood at various strategic points in the room. A tall, well muscled man blocked the exit. "Now, I believe you had a little....slip up today. Can you explain it to me?"

[radgeek]

"One of the agents, one Olivia Rush, got away before she was infested."  Jazar paced around the to release to calm his nerves.  "We have sent people to her home and her friends' homes but she has not gone to any of those locations.  We did find her car abandoned in a alley in Galveston her uniform and her wallet."

[Hawkgirl]

Kristin was just as shocked as Brian.  "How can you have told someone?  I love my parents too.  We have always been very close, but still.  I wouln't risk the fate of the entire human race just so I wouldn't be keeping a secret from my parents."

Kristin was getting very worried about about Mr. Black and Ms. Rush.  "Look, I'm sorry I got mad, Jo.  But we really need to find out where Ms. Rush and Mr. Black are."  Suddenly, Kristin had an idea.  "Chad, does your dad have a cell phone by any chance?  Because we may be able to contact him."

[Unknown User]

"She wouldn't go to any of those places, would she?" For a moment he seemed to be expecting an answer but then shook his head and moved on. "I should punish you severely Jazar, without hesitation or mercy. It is what Visser three would do. If you were under his direct command you die a slow, painful death." Ultor stood and went into the kitchen, returning with a Soda from the refrigerator. Cracking the top, he took a long drink and, after a moment, said " I however have much less to work with than our Esteemed leader. Therefore I have to be more resourceful. You will be given a promotion and placed in the position of second in command of the apprehension force. You will answer directly to Regalis, my second in command, and through him to me." Sub-visser two moved towards the door. "You will be given a squad of 12 men to command directly and will have another 8 available to you if you ask for them. It is useless to look for this woman directly. Even so, go to the tech headquarters as soon as possible and have them check for credit card transactions. Also, find the identity of the other fugitives from the Customs station. Some of them will be andalites, you find them, you find her." and I get a beautiful promotion, perhaps to Visser 10 or 11 thought Ultor.

[radgeek]

"I didn't tell him," Jo said.  "I've managed to keep my mouth shut.  Yes, let's call Mr. Black but there might by Yeerks in the phone company.  So don't say anything about the war."
"Thank you sir," he was relieved.  "Jo, my host's stepsister, was there yesterday."

[Unknown User]

The Sub-visser whirled on his heels, "YOU HAVEN'T INFESTED HER YET?" Ultor screamed, his voice shaking the walls. "When will she be home? You shall drag her to the Pool yourself and hold her under untill one of my more trusted men can get into her head." Ultor moved back to the couch and sat down. "I was going to leave, but I may just wait awhile. Where did you say the other human was at, The one who is here?"

[radgeek]

"He is in the barn," he said.  "As to when Josefina will be home, my host tells me that she has spent more than needed to send post cards."